How to pair YI Home Camera to my phone?

Thank you for buying your Bulb Camera. You can now enjoy the advanced features a security camera should have. To set up your camera, please follow the steps below:

1) Download “YI IoT Camera” App

A. Download the YI IOT app from the app store or play store by scanning the QR Code on the manual with your phone camera.

or B. Download the YI IOT app from the app store or play store by searching for the app “Yi IoT”.

How to scan a QR code with your iPhone’s Camera app

Your iPhone’s built-in Camera app can scan QR codes, and it’s as easy as taking a photo. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Camera app and hold your iPhone, so the QR code appears in the viewfinder.
  2. Your phone should recognize the QR code and give you a notification.
  3. Tap the notification to open the link associated with the QR code.

How to scan a QR code with your Android phone

Your Android phone’s camera likely can scan QR codes without the use of a third-party app. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Camera app and hold your Android phone so that the QR code appears in the viewfinder.
  2. Your phone should recognize the QR code and give you a notification.
  3. Tap the notification to open the link associated with the QR code.
  4. If you aren’t notified, go to Settings and enable QR code scanning.

Use your Samsung Camera app

Samsung’s camera app comes with native support for QR code scanning. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Camera app and hold your Samsung phone so the QR code appears in the viewfinder.
  2. Your phone should recognize the QR code and give you a notification.
  3. Tap the notification to open the link associated with the QR code.
  4. If you aren’t notified, go to Settings and enable QR code scanning.

2) Register and log into the APP.

3) Press the add icon in the upper right corner of the app home page and wait for “Waiting to connect” prompt.

4) Enter your wifi password, and then make the camera lens face to the QR code directly.

After there is voice prompt from the camera, click ‘Next’ and wait to connect.


5) After connected successfully, named your camera, and it will complete..

Finally, there will be a prompt that if you need cloud storage or not. If there is no need, just click ‘Start using my YI’ and it is ok..

Setting Recording

Insert the SD card first, and then the SD card setting will show on.

When insert the SD card, the camera will re-start automatically, which needs to wait for a while.

Setting Recording

View YI IoT camera recording

Click the video footage, switch to playback mode.

Time slot in color means there is recording, and time bar can be sliced to view video.

View YI IoT camera recording

Setting Motion Detection

Turn on the Motion Detection and it is ok.

Setting Motion Detection

YI IoT APP Interface Introduction

YI IoT APP Interface Introduction
  1. Add camera
  2. Share camera
  3. Cloud storage
  4. Alarm
  5. Settings
  6. Devices
  7. Alarm message
  8. Cloud storage
  9. Account settings
YI IoT APP Interface Introduction
  1. Cloud storage
  2. settings
  3. Definition switching
  4. Sound
  5. Local video
  6. Voice
  7. Take photos
  8. Enlarge
  9. Panorama shooting
  10. Control Rotation
  11. Control Rotation
  12. Motion tracking
  13. Alarm message

How to Reset YI IoT Camera

Reset Button Press and hold Reset for about 5 seconds. When the horn sounds short voice, the reset is successful.